Come fly with me!

Good morning 6am.

North shore 10-15′ and dangerous.

Ala Moana waist high and clean.

Diamond Head chest high and good.

Trade winds at 20mph.

Sunny and warm.

Going surfing!

Have a wonderful day!

so happy to surf for the first time with Miura-san this morning.  it’s his very first time in Hawaii, and his very first wave in Hawaii.  so stoked to capture the moment!

and also stoked to capture the stoke right after his first Hawaiian ride…

Miura-san surfs at Isounora which happens to be the most crowded surf spot in the world.  so being out in the open without hundreds of people around him must have felt so good.

paddling out after each wave with the biggest smile.  both of us…

so calm, so cool, and so happy!

before we paddled out, i gave Miura-san a little lesson on surfing.  he’s a teacher in Japan so he knows well how he wants his students to follow directions.  so being the student in this situation, Miura-san followed directions very well and his surfing life will never be the same.   he caught the best waves in his 20 years surfing career this morning!  so stoked for him!!!

then first time eating pho too.  good surf, good food, and good life.  thank you Sensei!

i felt the winds switching so i went to pick up Asayama-san and went to check out Diamond Head in the afternoon.   absolutely perfect conditions!

i had my foil so like always, nobody wanted to surf near us.  haha.  we had our spot all to ourselves…

then went for a Sunday evening cruise.  another perfect day in paradise…

 i’ve been trying every part of the grass fed cow.  just want to compare it all and figure out what is best for each occasion.  so pulling up to the butcher is always so fun… then putting it on the grill is even more fun… then slicing it up and seeing all the juice flowing out is the best part.  my mouth was watering…   so what did i learn on this BBQ trip?  i learned that kalbi is good, i learned that ribeye is better, and i learned that deer is the best.  this is the deer we ate and after we ate it, we didn’t want to eat any other type of meat.  cooked medium rare to perfection.  so happy!   had a great trip with Asayama-san, watching him connect to nature was a trill.  he was loving every moment and i was loving watching him love every moment.   i’m pretty sure we’ll be back… leaving such a powerful and beautiful place is always sad… our airplane seemed like it needed some work.  maybe it’s time to fix a few things?  haha..back to life, and back to reality.  traffic lights, concrete jungle, and too many people!!!